''Pnau'' is the third

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by Australian dance music duo,

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. The album was released on 12 November 2007 on the independent record label

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in Australia and on the independent record label Pnau Records and Tapes on LP in the UK in 2009. The album peaked at 31 on the Australian albums chart and was featured at number 89 on the Triple J Hottest 100 Albums of All Time. At the

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, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. Shortly after the album's release,

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claimed the album to be the greatest record he had heard in ten years. Subsequently, Pnau was signed to Elton's management, which resulted in their heavily publicised apprenticeship under the music icon. Additionally, ''Pnau'' reunited

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with Luke Steele for the first time in nearly a decade for the album tracks "With You Forever" and "Freedom". According to Littlemore, the track "With You Forever" inspired the artists to collaborate on a side project, which finalised a year later into the electronic pop band

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. The album also features Ladyhawke (who at the time of this album's release was only previously known for her collaboration with Nick Littlemore as part of the art rock duo

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, Nick Yannikas of

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, and

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